Deep Ties

  Amazon.in When I was a little girl, my Army dad was posted in Delhi, and I remember living in a bungalow that had several large rooms. In the peak of summer, however, we would place our cots outside in the spacious garden, with mosquito nets and a table lamp that would reflect the stars above. Those memories have stayed with me, and some days, I still hear my mother’s voice, narrating stories to me in the languor of the night. After a while, the sonorous sound of her beautiful narration, and the buzzing of the insects beyond the mosquito net would lull me to sleep. Three stories I recall distinctly – The Count of Monte Cristo, the Hunchback of Notre Dame and Rip Van Winkle. I loved these stories and wanted more of them… the suspense, the mystery and the unforgettable themes entered deep into my heart, and lodged there, till the day I began to write my own stories. Little wonder that I prefer to be called a thriller writer, and have my quartet of ‘Shadow’ stories to back up my p...